This advertisement includes:
Tract 1 - Bucko Commercial Thinning 2,652 MBF
Tract 2 - Thin Air Commercial Thinning 2,873 MBF
Tract 3 - Cox Pit Commercial Thinning 3,182 MBF
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
777 NW Garden Valley Blvd.
Roseburg, Oregon 97471
Date: August 18, 2009
TIMBER SALE NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Bureau of Land Management will offer for sale timber as
described herein for oral auction, pursuant to Instructions to Bidders, as stated on Form No. 54409 and subject to Notice of Requirement for Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities, Form No.
1140-4, attached. Written and oral bids will be received by the District Manager, or his
representative, at 777 NW Garden Valley Blvd., Roseburg, Oregon 97471. The timber sale will
commence at 10:00 a.m., on Tuesday, September 15, 2009.
AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT was prepared for these sales, and a Finding of No
Significant Impact has been documented. These documents are available for inspection as
background for this sale at the Roseburg District Office.
THIS TIMBER SALE NOTICE does not constitute the decision document for purposes of protest
and appeal of a forest management decision. Consistent with 43 CFR Subpart 5003Administrative Remedies, the notice of a timber sale, when published as a legal ad in a
newspaper of general circulation, shall constitute the decision document for purposes of protest
and appeal. Protests may be filed with the Contracting Officer within 15 days after the first
publication of the aforementioned decision document in the newspaper. It is anticipated that the
decision document will be published in The News Review newspaper on or about August 18,
2009. BLM does not warrant publication on this exact date. All parties considering protest of the
timber sale decision document are encouraged to review the aforementioned newspaper to
ensure accurate knowledge of the exact publication date.
A WRITTEN BID on Form No. 5440-9 at no less than the appraised price on a unit basis per
species and the required minimum bid deposit shall be required to participate in oral bidding for
each tract. Since bidding on minor species usually has little effect on the final outcome of a sale
and can be disruptive to the bidding process, BLM will accept bids over appraised price for
Douglas-fir only.
APPRAISED PRICES are determined by analytical appraisal methods unless otherwise noted on
individual timber sale notices.
THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER, as a condition of award, will be required to complete and/or sign
the following forms:
1.
Form No. 1140-6, Independent Price Determination Certificate, a certification that the bid
was arrived at by the bidder or offeror independently, and was tendered without collusion
with any other bidder or offeror.
2.
Form No. 1140-7, Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Program Representation, for all
contracts over $10,000.
3.
Form No. 1140-8, Equal Opportunity Compliance Report Certification.
4.
Form No. 5430-1 Self Certification Clause
5.
Form No. 5450-17, Export Determination.
PRE-AWARD QUALIFICATIONS. The high bidder may be required to furnish information to
determine the ability to perform the obligations of the contract. If the high bidder is determined not
qualified, responsible or refuses to respond within fifteen (15) days of a request for information
pertaining to qualifications, the contract may be offered and awarded for the amount of the high
bid to the highest of the bidders who is qualified, responsible, and willing to accept the contract.
A PERFORMANCE BOND in an amount not less than twenty (20) percent of the total purchase
price will be required for all contracts of $2,500 or more, but the amount of the bond shall not be in
excess of $500,000, except when the Purchaser opts to increase the minimum bond as provided
in 43 CFR 5451.2. A minimum performance bond of not less than $500 will be required for all
installment contracts less than $2,500.
LOG EXPORT AND SUBSTITUTION. All timber sales shall be subject to the restrictions relating
to the export and substitution of unprocessed timber from the United States in accordance with
P.L. 94-165 and 43 CFR 5400 and 5420, as amended.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION concerning each timber sale tract described herein is available at
the above District Office. A copy of the timber sale contract is also available for inspection at the
District Office.
THE VOLUMES LISTED herein are estimates only, based on 16-foot taper breaks, which must be
taken into consideration if comparisons are made with volume predictions based on other
standards. The volumes based on 32-foot taper breaks are shown for comparison purposes. No
sale shall be made for less than the total purchase price, without regard to the amount bid per
unit, even though quantity of timber actually cut or removed or designated for taking is more or
less than the estimated volume or quantity so listed.
INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS may be authorized for sales of $500 or more. Required installments
will be determined by BLM. For sales under $500,000, installments will not be less than ten (10)
percent of the total purchase price. For sales of $500,000 or more, installment payments shall be
$50,000.
Attachments:
Form No. 5440-9 Deposit and Bid for Timber/Vegetative Resource
Form No. 1140-4 Notice of Requirement for Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities
Sale Date: September 15, 2009
(1) Roseburg Sale No. 09-18
Douglas County, Oregon: O&C: Oral Auction
All timber designated for cutting on:
SW¼ NE¼, NW¼, N½SW¼, SE¼SW¼
Approx.
Number
Merch. Trees
13,639
1,700
374
136
138
54
16,041
Est. Vol.
MBF
32' Log
2,095
288
32
12
5
3
2,435
Est. Vol.
C Cu.
Ft.
4,242
631
90
29
14
7
5,013
Sale Name: Bucko Commercial Thinning
Bid Deposit Required: $8,700.00
Section 35
T. 21 S., R. 4. W., Willamette Meridian
Est. Vol.
MBF
16' Log
2,230
354
43
15
7
3
2,652
Species
Douglas-fir
Grand Fir
Western red-cedar
Western Hemlock
Ponderosa Pine
Incense-cedar
Appraised
Price
Per MBF
$30.20
$23.70
$222.00
$23.30
$15.00
$383.20
*
*
*
*
Est. Volume
Times
Appraised Price
$67,346.00
$8,389.80
$9,546.00
$349.50
$105.00
$1,149.60
$86,885.90
* BLM appraised price per MBF is a minimum stumpage value.
CRUISE INFORMATION
3P (Volume Table Cruise)
The Douglas-fir has been cruised using the 3P system to select sample trees. Part of the sample trees have been felled, bucked and scaled and the remainder have been cruised and their volume computed
on form class tables for estimating volume in 16-foot lengths. The sample tree volumes were expanded
to a total sale volume.
The volume of all other species has been determined by individual tree measurements using a 100%
cruise.
With respect to merchantable trees of all species: the average tree to be harvested is 13.2” D.B.H.O.B.,
the average log contains 45 bd. ft., the total gross volume is approximately 2,819 M bd. ft. (MBF) and 94
percent recovery is expected.
CUTTING AREA: An area of approximately 131 acres in 1 unit is to be partially cut and 2 acres of right-
of-way must be clearcut.
TIMBER ACREAGE:
Area 1:
131 acres
R/W:
2 acres
ACCESS: Access to the sale area is provided by Government and privately controlled roads.
Roseburg Sale No. 09-18
Sale Date: September 15, 2009
Bucko Commercial Thinning
DIRECTIONS TO SALE AREA: To reach the sale area in Section 35 of T. 21 S., R. 4 W., W.M., go
north from Roseburg on Interstate-5 to Exit 163. Exit Interstate-5 and proceed east on County Road 62
approximately 2 miles to the junction with BLM Road No. 21-4-28. Proceed east on BLM Road No. 21­
4-28 and follow the Exhibit D map to the sale area.
ROAD MAINTENANCE: Maintenance and rockwear fees of $1,141.16 will be required to be paid to the
Roseburg District of the BLM. Rockwear fees of $1,208.02 will be required to be paid to the Eugene
District of the BLM. Maintenance and rockwear fees of $2,022.30 will be required to be paid to
Weyerhaeuser Co.
ROAD CONSTRUCTION: Estimates include the following: construction of 34+26 stations of 14-foot
subgrade roads, renovation of 76+45 stations of 14-foot subgrade roads, and decommissioning of
117+11 stations of native surface roads.
DURATION OF CONTRACT: will be 36 months for cutting and removal of timber. The contract will
contain SPECIAL PROVISIONS regarding: logging; environmental protection; road construction,
maintenance and use; fire prevention and control; slash disposal and site preparation; log exports; and
non-segregated facilities. Log scaling may be required under the terms of this contract.
NOTES:
1. A Special Provision is included in the contract which enables the Contracting Officer to suspend
or terminate the contract in order to: (1) comply with the Endangered Species Act; (2) comply
with a court order; (3) comply with BLM Manual 6840 as it relates to Federal proposed, Federal
candidate, Bureau sensitive, or State listed species or habitat; or (4) protect raptor nests during
nesting.
This contract provision limits the liability of the Government to the actual Out-of-Pocket Expenses
incurred by the Purchaser which have not been amortized by the removal of timber from the
contract area. In the event that operating time is lost as a result of the incorporation of additional
contract requirements or suspension-related delays, an extension of time, with or without
reappraisal depending on the reason for the suspension, will constitute a full and complete
remedy for any claim that delays due to the suspension hindered performance of the contract or
resulted in damages of any kind to the Purchaser. In the event of a suspension that lasts longer
than 30 days, the First Installment may be reduced and/or the unamortized Out-of-Pocket
Expenses of road or other construction may be refunded or transferred to another contract at the
election of the Purchaser.
2.
Seasonal restrictions on operations apply (see attached Seasonal Restriction Matrix).
Due to existing road conditions, this sale is currently limited to dry season operations.
3.
This one hundred and thirty-three (133) acre density management sale contains the following
areas: approximately one hundred and thirty-one (131) acres of cable yarding and two (2) acres
of ground-based right-of-way yarding. Yarding areas are shown on Exhibit A. Timber haul
routes are shown on Exhibit D.
4.
Yarding of log lengths greater than forty-two (42) feet will not be permitted, unless waived by the
Authorized Officer.
Roseburg Sale No. 09-18
Sale Date: September 15, 2009
Bucko Commercial Thinning
5.
The Authorized Officer will need to be advised when any retention trees are damaged during
falling or yarding operations, or when retention trees need to be cut for yarding corridors or safety
purposes.
6.
Directional falling away from or parallel to property lines, unit boundaries, roads, retention trees
and snags will be required. Directional falling away from or parallel to reserve areas and riparian
buffers will be required for all trees cut within 100 feet of these areas.
7.
In the cable yarding areas, a skyline logging system with lateral yarding and multi-span
capability will be required. One-end suspension of logs will be required. Cable yarding of logs
shall be done under the canopy with one end suspension except in those areas where full
suspension is
required. Lift trees and/or intermediate support trees shall be employed where necessary to
meet this requirement. All logs shall be yarded away from or parallel to riparian buffers except in
the areas designated for full suspension in Harvest Area 1, as shown on Exhibit A. Full
suspension will be required when yarding across the streams in these areas.
8.
Minor and incidental ground-based yarding may be permitted in limited portions of the cable
yarding areas; ground-based yarding seasonal restrictions apply, and the locations involved and
equipment used must be approved by the Authorized Officer.
9.
Approximately 76+45 stations of road will be renovated. Unsurfaced roads used for more than a
single season or which must over-winter prior to decommissioning will be winterized in
accordance with Exhibit C.
10.
All equipment used in road construction and/or yarding operations will be cleaned and inspected
for noxious weed seed prior to move-in on BLM lands.
11.
A License agreement with Weyerhaeuser Co. will be required for log haul upon their roads also
Road Use Fees of $20,073.20 and rockwear and maintenance fees of $2,022.30 will be required
to be paid to Weyerhaeuser Co.
12.
A License agreement with Seneca Jones Timber Company will be required for log haul upon their
roads.
13.
Slash disposal requirements consist of the following: piling and covering slash and debris within a
fifty (50) foot radius of landings and other locations designated by the Authorized Officer.
14.
This contract contains provisions for the sale and removal of additional timber necessary to
facilitate safe and efficient Purchaser operations. This authority extends to the timber necessary
to clear cable yarding roads and/or skid roads; providing tailhold, tieback, and guyline trees; and
removing danger trees. The timber may be immediately cut and removed when the trees have
been marked in a manner determined by the Authorized Officer. Payment for such additional
timber shall be executed through a unilateral modification of the timber sale contract. The
volume of the timber will be determined by the Authorized Officer in accordance with Bureau of
Land Management prescribed procedures. It is estimated that approximately 133 MBF of such
additional timber would be removed under the contract, but is not included in the advertised sale
volume.
Roseburg Sale No. 09-18
Sale Date: September 15, 2009
Bucko Commercial Thinning
Additional timber shall be sold at the unit prices shown in Exhibit B of this contract unless: timber
value must be reappraised subject to the terms for contract extension set forth in Sec. 9 of the
contract; or the Authorized Officer determines that the timber should be appraised and sold at fair
market value in accordance with Section 8 of the contract because the species, size, grade
and/or value of the additional timber is not representative of the character of the timber in the
forest stand(s) otherwise designated for thinning.
Seasonal Restriction Matrix
Sheet 1 of 1
Bucko Commercial Thinning / Density Management
OR10-TS09-18
Seasonal Restrictions are Black-Stippled.
Sale Unit
Activity
1
Right-of-way logging and clearing2
1
Cable yarding on unsurfaced roads1, 2
1
Loading or hauling on unsurfaced road 2
1
Falling and bucking1
All operations, except hauling, within 65
yds. of suitable spotted owl habitat3
1
1
1
Jan
15
1
Feb
15
Mar
1 15
Apr
1 15
May
1 16
June
1 15
July
1 16
1
Aug
6 15
Sept
1 16
1
Oct
15
Nov
1 15
1
Dec
15
Bark slip seasonal restriction from April 15 to July 15 may be conditionally waived.
Wet season restrictions from October 15 to May 15 may be shortened or extended depending on soil moisture and weather conditions.
3
No operations except hauling shall be conducted within the 65 yard Owl Seasonal Restricted Area in Harvest Area #1 as shown on the Exhibit E between February 1 and July 15
of each year, both days inclusive.
2
Sale Date: September 15, 2009
(2) Roseburg Sale No. 09-07
Douglas County, Oregon: O & C
All timber designated for cutting on:
W½NE¼, SE¼NW¼
Lots 1,2,3,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16
NE¼, SW¼
Approx.
Number
Merch. Trees
26,914
1,229
1,351
181
29,675
Est. Vol.
MBF
32' Log
2,267
139
60
8
2,474
Sale Name: Thin Air Commercial Thinning
Bid Deposit Required: $9,200.00
Oral Auction
Est. Vol.
C Cu.
Ft.
5,135
315
161
19
5,630
Section 25
Section 27
Section 35
Species
Douglas-fir
Grand Fir
Incense-cedar
Ponderosa Pine
T. 29 S., R. 3 W., Willamette Meridian
T. 29 S., R. 3 W., Willamette Meridian
T. 29 S., R. 3 W., Willamette Meridian
Est. Vol.
MBF
16' Log
2,617
171
76
9
2,873
Appraised
Est. Volume
Price
Times
Per MBF
Appraised Price
$29.10 *
$76,154.70
$23.60 *
$4,035.60
$143.20
$10,883.20
$26.70 *
$240.30
$91,313.80
* BLM appraised price per MBF is a minimum stumpage value.
CRUISE INFORMATION
3P (Fall, Buck & Scale & Volume Table Cruise Combined)
The Douglas-fir and has been cruised using the 3P system to select sample trees. Part of the sample
trees have been felled, bucked and scaled and the remainder have been cruised and their volume
computed on form class tables for estimating volume in 16-foot lengths. The sample tree volumes were
expanded to a total sale volume.
The volume of all other species has been determined by individual tree measurements using a 100%
cruise.
With respect to merchantable trees of all species: the average tree is 11.4” D.B.H.O.B., the average log
contains 33 bd. ft., the total gross volume is approximately 3106 M bd. ft., and 92% recovery is expected.
CUTTING AREA: An area of approximately 326 acres in 6 units is to be partially cut. A right-of-way of 3
acres must be cut.
TIMBER ACREAGE:
Area 1: 13 acres
Area 2: 184 acres
Area 3: 37 acres
Area 4: 47 acres
Area 5: 18 acres
Area 6: 27 acres
R/W
3 acres
ACCESS: Access to the sale area is provided by Government and privately controlled roads.
A road use fee of $29.15 will be required.
Roseburg Sale No. 09-07
Sale Date: September 15, 2009
Thin Air Commercial Thinning
DIRECTIONS TO SALE AREA: To access the Harvest Areas, from Days Creek, Oregon, proceed east
on Douglas County Road No. 34 approximately six (6.0) miles to its junction with BLM Road No. 29-3­
33.0. Proceed on BLM Road No. 29-3-33.0 for approximately seven tenths (0.7) miles to the Contract
Area. Refer to timber sale Exhibits A and D for further details.
ROAD MAINTENANCE: Maintenance and rockwear fees of $16,373.14 will be required to be paid to the
BLM. Rockwear fees required to be paid to Roseburg Resources Company will be at the same rate per
mile per MBF as the BLM charges at time of haul. $4.37 was used in the appraisal.
ROAD CONSTRUCTION: Estimates include approximately 38+92 stations of road construction and
57+00 stations of road renovation as shown on Exhibit C.
DURATION OF CONTRACT will be 36 months for cutting and removal of timber. The contract will
contain SPECIAL PROVISIONS regarding: logging; environmental protection; road construction,
renovation, maintenance and used; fire protection; slash disposal; log exporting and Nonsegregated
Facilities. Log scaling may be required under the terms of this contract.
NOTES:
1.
A Special Provision is included in the contract which enables the Contracting Officer to suspend
the contract to facilitate protection of a certain plant or animal species, and/or to modify or
terminate the contract when necessary to comply with the Endangered Species Act or a court
order. This contract provision limits the liability of the Government to the actual costs incurred by
the Purchaser which may not have been amortized by timber removed from the contract area.
2.
This contract contains provisions for the sale and removal of additional timber necessary to
facilitate safe and efficient Purchaser operations. These provisions include: (1.) The designation
and sale of additional timber, such as corridor and guyline trees, at contract price, as necessary
to facilitate safe and efficient logging. Such trees may be felled and removed when they are
painted by the Authorized Officer; (2.) Sale of additional timber volume at current fair market
value where the species and/or size of trees are not representative of the forest stand(s) being
thinned; (3.) Government reservation of trees previously marked for cutting (replacement) when
the Authorized Officer determines that it is necessary in order to maintain stand densities
consistent with objectives set forth in management prescriptions; (4.) The use of unilateral
modifications executed by BLM for such additional and replacement timber; (5.) Revocation of
the Purchaser’s right to cut additional timber if the Authorized Officer determines that trees have
been cut and removed that were not previously marked and approved for cutting and removal by
the Authorized Officer; and, (6.) It is estimated that approximately 145 MBF of such additional
timber may be removed under the contract, but is not included in the advertised sale volume nor
was it included in the timber sale appraisal. This estimate is a net figure reduced by the estimate
of the volume of trees previously marked for cutting, which the Authorized Officer may elect to
reserve.
Roseburg Sale No. 09-07
Sale Date: September 15, 2009
Thin Air Commercial Thinning
3.
The BLM has revised the log export restrictions special provision to reduce the log
branding and painting requirements. The new requirements include branding of one end
of all logs with a scaling diameter of over 10 inches. All loads of 11 logs or more,
regardless of the diameter of logs, will have a minimum of 10 logs branded on one end.
All logs will be branded on loads of 10 logs or less. One end of all branded logs will be
marked with yellow paint. At the discretion of the Contracting Officer, the Purchaser may
be required to brand and paint all logs. The Purchaser shall bear any increased costs for
log branding and painting.
4.
The following seasonal operating restrictions apply to this sale.
(a)
No road construction or renovation shall be conducted between October 15 of one
calendar year and May 15 of the following calendar year, both days inclusive.
(b)
No timber falling, bucking or yarding shall be conducted on the Contract Area from April
15 to July 15 of each calendar year, both days inclusive, due to bark slip.
(c.)
No timber yarding, loading or hauling shall be conducted on those portions of the Contract
Area accessed by unsurfaced roads or where ground based yarding is utilized from
October 15 of one calendar year to July 15 of the following calendar year, both days
inclusive.
5.
Harvest Areas No. 1, No. 6 and portions of Harvest Areas No. 2 and No. 4 where accessed
by rock roads are available as winter logging opportunities and may proceed after October
15th and continue until April 15th (onset of barkslip). Refer to attached seasonal restriction
matrix for unit specifics.
6.
Cable yarding shall be done with a skyline yarding system capable of maintaining one-end
suspension of logs, and equipped with a mechanical slack pulling carriage with a minimum of one
hundred (100) feet of lateral yarding capability. Yarding corridors will be limited to a maximum
width of twenty (20) feet. For Harvest Areas No. 1, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 spar height cannot
exceed forty (40) feet with a maximum power rating of 225 HP. For Harvest Area No. 2, spar
height cannot exceed fifty-five (55) feet with a maximum power rating of 450 HP.
7.
In those Harvest Areas or portions thereof designated for cable yarding, the use of lift trees
and/or intermediate support trees may be required.
8.
In Harvest Area No. 3 and those portions of Harvest Areas No. 1 and No. 2 specified for groundbased yarding, a harvester/forwarder system is required.
9.
In Harvest Areas No. 4, No. 5, No. 6 and those portions of No. 1 and No. 2, specified for cable
yarding, trees designated for cutting shall be felled, topped, limbed and cut in log lengths not to
exceed forty-one (41) feet prior to being yarded. In Harvest Area No. 3 and those portions of
Harvest Areas No. 1 and No. 2, specified for ground-based yarding, all trees designated for
cutting shall be felled, topped, limbed and cut into log lengths not to exceed twenty-one (21) feet
before being yarded.
Roseburg Sale No. 09-07
Sale Date: September 15, 2009
Thin Air Commercial Thinning
10.
To prevent the introduction of noxious weeds to the Contract Area, all logging and road building
equipment, except log trucks, must be steam cleaned or pressure washed prior to initial movein or upon return to the sale area if used elsewhere.
11.
In the event administrative check scaling is requested by the BLM, the Purchaser must obtain a
safe location, to be approved by the Authorized Officer, where logs can be unloaded, rolled out
and scaled in accordance with Eastside Scribner Decimal C Rules by BLM scalers or
independent scalers contracted to the BLM. The purchase price of the contract shall be reduced
accordingly as compensation for delays in log transportation time.
12.
Harvest acres shown on Exhibit A are net acres after roads interior to Harvest Area boundaries
have been deleted from acreage calculations.
13.
Construction or renovation and decommissioning of Spur No. 2 and Road No. 29-3-35.4
Segment B will be accomplished in the same operating season in which they are used for harvest
activity. The Purchaser will perform all decommissioning operations.
14.
License agreements with Seneca Jones Timber Co. and Roseburg Resources Co. are required.
15.
During logging operations, the Purchaser shall keep Road No. 29-3-33.0 where it passes through
the contract area, clear of trees, rock, dirt and other debris so far as is practicable. The road shall
not be blocked by such operations for more than thirty (30) minutes unless otherwise approved
by the Authorized Officer.
16.
Flaggers are required to control traffic on Road No. 29-3-33.0 whenever falling or yarding
operations pose a hazard to traffic passing through or adjacent to Harvest Areas No. 1 and No. 2.
17.
The southwest 1/3 of Harvest Area No. 2 will require “walking” a yarder down a ridge for a
distance of approximately 2,000 feet. Within this stretch there are several sections with slopes
slightly in excess of 30%. A tractor/forwarder and/or yarder “swing” will be necessary to move
logs from the end of the yarder/forwarder road shown on Exhibit “A”, up to the end of Road No.
29-3-26.3 for loading.
18.
A portion of this sale is located within the Wildland-Urban Interface. Consequently, logging slash
within fifty feet of Road No. 29-3-33.0 to its junction with Road No. 29-3-27.0 shall be piled and
covered. Only that area south of the 33.0 road, where it adjoins Harvest Areas No. 1 and No. 2,
needs treatment. Refer to the location and specifications as shown on Exhibit “E”.
Seasonal Restriction Matrix
Sheet 1 of 2
Thin Air Commercial Thinning
OR10-TS09-07
*Restricted Times are Shaded
Sale Area
Jan
Activity
Unit 1
Falling and bucking
1
15
Feb
1
15
Mar
1
15
Apr
1
15
May
1
15
June
1
15
July
1
2
Cable yarding on rock road2
Cable yarding on unsurfaced
roads1, 2
Ground-based yarding1, 2, 3
Loading or hauling on rock road
Unit 2
Loading or hauling on unsurfaced
roads1
Falling and bucking2
Cable yarding on rock road2
Cable yarding on unsurfaced
roads1, 2
Ground-based yarding1, 2, 3
Loading or hauling on rock road
Loading or hauling on unsurfaced
roads1
Right-of-way logging and
clearing1
Unit 3
Falling and bucking2
Ground-based yarding1, 2, 3
Loading or hauling on unsurfaced
roads1
Loading or hauling on rock road
1
Wet season restrictions may be shortened or extended depending on weather conditions.
2
Bark slip seasonal restrictions may be conditionally waived.
3
Some areas designated for ground-based yarding could be cable yarded, thus negating the need for wet season restrictions.
15
Aug
1
15
Sept
1
15
Oct
1
15
Nov
1
15
Dec
1
15
Seasonal Restriction Matrix
Sheet 2 of 2
Thin Air Commercial Thinning
OR10-TS09-07
*Restricted Times are Shaded
Sale Area
Jan
Activity
Unit 4
Falling and bucking
1
15
Feb
1
15
Mar
1
15
2
Cable yarding on rock road2
Cable yarding on unsurfaced
roads1, 2
Loading or hauling on rock road
Loading or hauling on unsurfaced
roads1
Right-of-way logging and
clearing1
Unit 5
Falling and bucking2
Cable yarding on unsurfaced
roads1, 2
Loading or hauling on unsurfaced
roads1
Right-of-way logging and
clearing1
Unit 6
Falling and bucking2
Cable yarding on rock road2
Loading or hauling on rock road
All Roads
Road construction/renovation1
1
Wet season restrictions may be shortened or extended depending on weather conditions.
2
Bark slip seasonal restrictions may be conditionally waived.
Apr
1
15
May
1
15
June
1
15
July
1
15
Aug
1
15
Sept
1
15
Oct
1
15
Nov
1
15
Dec
1
15
Sale Date: September 15, 2009
(3) Roseburg Sale No. 09-11
Sale Name: Cox Pit Commercial Thinning
Douglas County, Oregon: O&C, Public Domain: Oral Auction
Bid Deposit Required: $12,800.00
All timber designated for cutting on:
SE¼NE¼
N½NE¼, N½NW¼, N½SW¼, NE¼SE¼, S½SE¼
Approx.
Number
Merch. Trees
22,415
690
51
17
23,173
Est. Vol.
MBF
32' Log
2,521
131
5
2
2,659
Est. Vol.
C Cu.
Ft.
5,650
285
12
5
5,952
Section 20 T. 22. S., R. 4. W., Willamette Meridian
Section 21 T. 22. S., R. 4. W., Willamette Meridian
Species
Douglas-fir
Grand Fir
Incense-cedar
Western Redcedar
Est. Vol.
MBF
16' Log
3,010
163
6
3
3,182
Appraised
Price
Per MBF
$40.40
$23.50 *
$305.30
$205.60
Est. Volume
Times
Appraised Price
$121,604.00
$3,830.50
$1,831.80
$616.80
$127,883.10
* BLM appraised price per MBF is a minimum stumpage value.
CRUISE INFORMATION
3P (Volume Table Cruise)
The Douglas-fir has been cruised using the 3P system to select sample trees. Part of the sample trees
have been felled, bucked and scaled and the remainders have been cruised and their volume computed
on form class tables for estimating volume in 16-foot lengths. The sample tree volumes were expanded
to a total sale volume.
The volume of all other species has been determined by individual tree measurements using a 100%
cruise.
With respect to merchantable trees of all species: the average tree to be harvested is 12.2” D.B.H.O.B.,
the average log contains 40 bd. ft., the total gross volume is approximately 3,370 M bd. ft. (MBF) and 94
percent recovery is expected.
CUTTING AREA: An area of approximately 199 acres in 5 units are to be thinned and 5 acres of rightof-way must be clearcut.
TIMBER ACREAGE:
Area 1: 34 acres
Area 2: 25 acres
Area 3: 63 acres
Area 4: 50 acres
Area 5: 27 acres
R/W:
5 acres
ACCESS: Access to the sale area is provided by Government, County, and privately controlled roads.
Roseburg Sale No. 09-11
Sale Date: March 24, 2009
Cox Pit Commercial Thinning
DIRECTIONS TO SALE AREA: To reach the sale area in Section 20 and 21, T. 22 S., R. 4 W., W.M.,
go north from Roseburg on Interstate-5 to Exit 154. Exit Interstate-5 and turn left under freeway.
Proceed north on County Road No. 25 for approximately 2.3 miles to County Road No. 196. Take
County Road No. 196 east approximately 1.6 miles to its junction with Road No. 22-4-20.0 and follow
Exhibit D map to sale area.
ROAD MAINTENANCE: Maintenance and rockwear fees of $5,268.67 will be required to be paid to the
BLM.
ROAD CONSTRUCTION: Estimates include the following: construct 78+00 stations of 14-foot
subgrade, renovate 66+00 stations of 14-foot subgrade, and decommission 144+00 stations.
DURATION OF CONTRACT will be 36 months for cutting and removal of timber. The contract will
contain SPECIAL PROVISIONS regarding: logging; environmental protection; road construction,
maintenance and use; fire prevention and control; slash disposal and site preparation; log exports; and
non-segregated facilities. Log scaling may be required under the terms of this contract.
NOTES:
1. A Special Provision is included in the contract which enables the Contracting Officer to suspend
or terminate the contract in order to: (1) comply with the Endangered Species Act; (2) comply
with a court order; (3) comply with BLM Manual 6840 as it relates to Federal proposed, Federal
candidate, Bureau sensitive, or State listed species or habitat; or (4) protect raptor nests during
nesting.
This contract provision limits the liability of the Government to the actual Out-of-Pocket Expenses
incurred by the Purchaser which have not been amortized by the removal of timber from the
contract area. In the event that operating time is lost as a result of the incorporation of additional
contract requirements or suspension-related delays, an extension of time, with or without
reappraisal depending on the reason for the suspension, will constitute a full and complete
remedy for any claim that delays due to the suspension hindered performance of the contract or
resulted in damages of any kind to the Purchaser. In the event of a suspension that lasts longer
than 30 days, the First Installment may be reduced and/or the unamortized Out-of-Pocket
Expenses of road or other construction may be refunded or transferred to another contract at the
election of the Purchaser.
2.
Seasonal restrictions on operations apply (see attached Seasonal Restriction Matrix and
Exhibit E).
3.
This two hundred four (204) acre commercial thinning and density management sale contains the
following areas: approximately one hundred forty-three (143) acres of cable yarding and sixtyone (61) acres of ground-based yarding of which five (5) acres are right-of-way cutting. Yarding
areas are shown on Exhibit A. Timber haul routes are shown on Exhibit D.
4.
Yarding of log lengths greater than forty-two (42) feet will not be permitted.
5.
The Authorized Officer will need to be advised when any retention trees are damaged during
falling or yarding operations, or when retention trees need to be cut for yarding corridors or safety
purposes.
6.
Directional falling away from or parallel to property lines, unit boundaries, roads, retention trees
and snags will be required. Directional falling away from or parallel to reserve areas and riparian
buffers will be required for all trees cut within 100 feet of these areas.
Roseburg Sale No. 09-11
Sale Date: March 24, 2009
Cox Pit Commercial Thinning
7.
In the cable yarding areas, a skyline logging system with lateral yarding and multi-span capability
will be required. One-end suspension of logs will be required. Cable yarding will not be permitted
in or through reserve areas or riparian buffers, except in harvest areas 1 and 4 as shown on
Exhibit A, where full suspension will be required.
8.
A harvester/forwarder system, tractor, rubber-tired skidder, or track-mounted log loader may be
used in the areas designated for ground-based yarding. Ground-based yarding is generally
permitted between May 15 and October 15, both days inclusive. Minor and incidental groundbased yarding may be permitted in limited portions of the cable yarding areas; ground-based
yarding seasonal restrictions apply, and the locations involved and equipment used must be
approved by the Authorized Officer.
9.
Portions of harvest areas 2, 3, and 4 will be available for winter logging from rocked roads.
10.
Approximately 78+00 stations of 14-foot subgrade, unsurfaced road will be constructed.
Approximately 66+00 stations of existing road will be renovated. Unsurfaced roads used for
more than a single season or which must over-winter prior to decommissioning will be winterized
in accordance with Exhibit C.
11. All equipment used in road construction and/or yarding operations will be cleaned and inspected
for noxious weed seed prior to initial move-in and/or before leaving the contract area on BLM
lands.
12.
A license agreement with Weyerhauser Company is required for log haul upon their roads.
13. Slash disposal and site preparation requirements consist of the following: piling and covering
slash and debris within a fifty (50) foot radius of landings and other locations designated by the
Authorized Officer.
14.
This contract contains provisions for the sale and removal of additional timber necessary to
facilitate safe and efficient Purchaser operations. This authority extends to the timber necessary
to clear cable yarding roads and/or skid roads; providing tailhold, tieback, and guyline trees; and
removing danger trees. The timber may be immediately cut and removed when the trees have
been marked in a manner determined by the Authorized Officer. Payment for such additional
timber shall be executed through a unilateral modification of the timber sale contract. The
volume of the timber will be determined by the Authorized Officer in accordance with Bureau of
Land Management prescribed procedures. It is estimated that approximately 159 MBF of such
additional timber would be removed under the contract, but is not included in the advertised sale
volume.
Additional timber shall be sold at the unit prices shown in Exhibit B of this contract unless: timber
value must be reappraised subject to the terms for contract extension set forth in Sec. 9 of the
contract; or the Authorized Officer determines that the timber should be appraised and sold at fair
market value in accordance with Sec. 8 of the contract because the species, size, grade and/or
value of the additional timber is not representative of the character of the timber in the forest
stand(s) otherwise designated for thinning.
Seasonal Restriction Matrix
Sheet 1 of 1
Cox Pit Commercial Thinning / Density Management
OR-10-TS09-11
Seasonal Restrictions are Black-Stippled.
Sale Units
2, 3, 4, 5
Activity
Ground-based yarding1, 2
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Right-of-way logging and clearing2
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Cable yarding on unsurfaced roads1, 2
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Loading or hauling on unsurfaced road 2
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Falling and bucking1
1
Jan
15
1
Feb
15
Mar
1 15
Apr
1 15
May
1 16
June
1 15
July
1 16
1
Aug
6 15
Sept
1 16
1
Oct
15
Nov
1 15
1
Dec
15
All Operations, except hauling, within 65 yds. of
suitable spotted owl habitat3
1
Bark slip seasonal restriction from April 15 to July 15 may be conditionally waived.
2
Wet season restrictions from October 15 to May 15 may be shortened or extended depending on soil moisture and weather conditions.
3
The Purchaser shall notify the Authorized Officer in writing by February 1 of each calendar year in which operations are expected to take place on the contract area between
March 1 and July 15, both days inclusive. If it is determined that spotted owls are not nesting or that no young have been produced, the Authorized Officer may lift the seasonal
restriction on such operations in writing. Without this written approval, such operations are prohibited from March 1 through July 15 of each calendar year.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
09-18
X
Bucko Commercial Thinning
Aug.18, 2009 (Sale Date 09/15/09)
Roseburg
X
8,700.00
Douglas-fir
M
2,230
$30.20
$67,346.00
Grand Fir
M
354
$23.70
$8,389.80
Western red-cedar
M
43
$222.00
$9,546.00
Western Hemlock
M
15
$23.30
$349.50
Ponderosa Pine
M
7
$15.00
$105.00
Incense-cedar
M
3
$383.20
$1,149.60
$86,885.90
09-07
X
Thin Air Commercial Thinning
Aug. 18, 2009 (Sale Date 09/15/09)
Roseburg
X
9,200.00
Douglas-fir
M
2617
$29.10
$76,154.70
Grand Fir
M
171
$23.60
$4,035.60
Incense-cedar
M
76
$143.20
$10,883.20
Ponderosa Pine
M
9
$26.70
$240.30
$91,313.80
09-11
X
Cox Pit Commercial Thinning
August 18, 2009(Sale Date 07/21/09)
Roseburg
X
12,800.00
Douglas-fir
M
3,010
$40.40
$121,604.00
Grand Fir
M
163
$23.50
$3,830.50
Incense-cedar
M
6
$305.30
$1,831.80
Western Redcedar
M
3
$205.60
$616.80
$127,883.10
Form 1140-4
(June 1974)
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR CERTIFICATION
OF NONSEGREGATED FACILITIES
Bidders and offerors are cautioned as follows: by signing this bid or offer or
entering into this contract or lease, as the case may be, the bidder, offeror, or
contractor will be deemed to have signed and agreed to the provisions of the
Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities in this solicitation. The certification
provides that the bidder or offeror does not maintain or provide for his
employees facilities which are segregated on a basis of race, color, religion,
sex, or national origin, whether such facilities are segregated by directive or on
a de facto basis. The certification also provides that he will not maintain such
segregated facilities. Failure of a bidder or offeror to agree to the Certification
of Nonsegregated Facilities will render his bid or offer nonresponsive to the
terms of solicitations involving awards of contract exceeding $10,000 which
are not exempt from the provisions of the Equal Opportunity clause.
In accordance with 41 CFR 60, as amended May 19, 1967, and Executive
Order No. 11246 of September 24, 1965, as amended, this notification will be
included in all notices of invitations for bid, lease, offers, and requests for
proposal where prospective nonexempt contracts may exceed $10,000.
U.S. Government Printing Office: 1974-781-617-360 Reg. 8